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Rustic Stairway

Date: 1940
Description: People descending a rustic stairway leading down to the trail along the Bad River.
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Women at Grand Regatta

Date: 1877
Description: Women in hats in foreground, with railroad tracks below and sign that says, "Look out for the cars," and "While the bell rings the whistle blows." Very lik...
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Tower Hill Bluff

Date: 1945
Description: View from the bluff at Tower Hill State Park of the Wisconsin River. A sign on the right reads: "Tower Hill State Park Shot Shaft".
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Tower Hill Smelter

Date: 1945
Description: A marker at the former site of the smelter which stood at the top of the shot tower shaft. The sign reads: "Tower Hill State Park The Old Shot Tower At thi...
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Sign at Copper Falls State Park

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Description: A sign giving the geological story of Copper Falls and Brownstone Falls at Copper Falls State Park. Barely visible in the background are two people at the ...
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Rustic Stairways Leading to Bad River

Date: 1940
Description: Two rustic stairways leading down to the Bad River at Copper Falls State Park. At the bottom of the stairs is a sign telling the geological story of Copper...
Postcard

Doorway, Devils [sic] Lake

Date: 11 10 1901
Description: Photographic postcard of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. A man is sitting on the formation, wearing a suit and a ...
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Ranger Headquarters District No. 8

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Description: A building, surrounded in deep snow, used by Wisconsin forest rangers of district 8, perhaps in northern Wisconsin. The building includes two sets of close...
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Pattison State Park

Date: 01 31 1936
Description: View across snow towards concession building with an automobile parked in front near the porch. There is a Hamm's Beer sign hanging off the roof. Annotatio...
Postcard

Devil's Post Office, Mirror Lake

Date: 1910
Description: The Devil's Post Office rock formation, with a hole in the rocks, and graffiti. Near the Dells of the Wisconsin. Caption reads: "Devil's Post Office, Mirro...
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Family Posing Around Binder

Date: 1900
Description: View down partially harvested field of a family posing around horse-drawn McCormick binder. Hills are in the background. In the background on the left are ...
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Chief Shabbona Forest Preserve

Date: 11 28 2014
Description: A wooden sign sitting in a snow-covered field which reads: "Chief Shabbona Forest Preserve." It includes two images of trees, and on the bottom right is th...
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Elderly Couple at Governor Dodge State Park

Date: 10 1978
Description: Melvin and Sadie Tvedt of Mount Horeb, walking out of the woods and across a small wooden bridge. In the foreground is a roofed bench with a sign reading: ...
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Twin River Point Lighthouse

Date: 1940
Description: A log gate and log-framed sign mark the entrance to the Twin River (Rawley) Point lighthouse. The keeper's house is next to the light and has a turret and ...
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Cut Rock, Peninsula State Park

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: View of rock face along a trail. The rock has been cut, and there is graffiti on the rock.
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Camping in Bradley Park near Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1940
Description: A woman wearing a bandana on her head is sitting at a picnic table talking with another woman who is standing in front of a tent-style camping trailer. Bot...
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Historymobile Visitors

Date: 09 17 1955
Description: Vistors entering and exiting the Wisconsin Historical Society Historymobile parked at Point Beach State Park.
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Mill Bluff Picnic Shelter

Date: 1938
Description: The picnic shelter at the east picnic area in Mill Bluff State Park is sitting at the base of a large rock outcropping. The shelter has low stone walls and...
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Man with State Forestry Headquarters Sign

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Description: A man is standing outdoors next to a sign that reads: "Northern State Forest, State Forest Headquarters, District Forest Ranger, State Forest Nursery. Wisc...
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower

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Description: Right side view of a man using a McCormick mower pulled by a team of two horses. Another man is standing in the background. Labeled: "Mr. Moody, Gardener, ...

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